Fantastic Fest Review: Anna and the Apocalypse Is a Zombie Musical Blast September 25, 2017MovieGuy Comment What can one do within the zombie sub-genre that hasn’t already been done? Perhaps there isn’t a lot of room for invention within [...]
Fantastic Fest Review: Wheelman Goes Fast, Gets Furious September 24, 2017MovieGuy Comment There’s not point in dancing around it or waiting to get to the point. Wheelman is one of the best action movies of [...]
'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' Review: It's 'James Bond on Laughing Gas,' Violent as Ever September 23, 2017MovieGuy Comment Whooshing by on screen like James Bond on laughing gas, Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a breathlessly comic, sometimes exhausting sequel to the [...]
Fantastic Fest Review: Thelma Is an Arthouse X-Men Movie September 22, 2017MovieGuy Comment What would happen if you were a young person trying to find yourself and you suddenly discovered that you had strange and mysterious [...]
'Victoria and Abdul' Review: Judi Dench Is 'a Pleasure' in Shallow Royal Film September 22, 2017MovieGuy Comment Since Dame Judi Dench is acting royalty she has no trouble playing the hell out of Queen Victoria in her last years on [...]
'Battle of the Sexes' Review: Imagine Hillary and Trump Swinging Rackets September 21, 2017MovieGuy Comment What does a movie about a 1973 tennis exhibition match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs have to say to millennials when [...]
Lego Ninjago Movie Review: A Laugh Riot for All-Ages September 20, 2017MovieGuy Comment The LEGO Ninjago Movie is a hyper visual adventure loaded with humor and warmth. Kids will be dazzled by the frenetic animation, while [...]
Kingsman 2 Review: The Madcap Plot Almost Tops The Original September 19, 2017MovieGuy Comment Oxfords, not brogues meets Tequila (Channing Tatum) and Whiskey (Pedro Pascal) in the rousing sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Director/writer Matthew Vaughn recaptures [...]
'The Dark Tower' Review: Blockbuster Take on Stephen King's Epic Is Major Misfire September 18, 2017MovieGuy Comment So much is so wrong about The Dark Tower, the stunted film version of Stephen King’s marvelously dense and dazzling series of eight [...]
'Good Time' Review: Robert Pattinson Delivers the Performance of His Career September 17, 2017MovieGuy Comment By now, Robert Pattinson shouldn’t have to prove he can act. Cosmopolis, The Rover, Maps to the Stars and The Lost City of [...]